Motor-vehicle.



H. D. CHURCH. Mo'roR'vEHIcLE.

' APPLICATION FILED MAYM. I9I3.

vPatented June 5, 1917. y

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HAROLD D.' cHA on, ois* DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AssIGNoR To PACKARD Moron GAB.

. `CMPA Y, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION 0F MICHIGAN.

. MGTORWEHIGLE.

Be it known'vthat I, HAROLD D. CHURCH, a

' citizen of the United States, and resident of This invention relates to motor vehicles,

and particularly to the means for supporting vthe motor in the frame.

ne ofthe objects ofthe present invention is to support' one end of the motor of a motor vehicle from the side members of the frame through a cross member that passes above and below the line of the crank shaft of the motor and is secured to the motor at several well separated points. As shown, this supporting cross member is in the form of a steel stamping having a plate portion and a flange around itsentire edge, the plate portion being enlarged at the center and being secured to the motor base, and the flange having means for bolting or otherwlse rigidly securing it to theiframe side members.

Another object of the"invention is to 4provide a novel form of bracket between one of the arms of the motor baserand the frame side member for securing the motor base arm to the frame side member:

Other objects of the invention "will be apparent from the following description, taken in connection with the drawings which form apart of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the forward part of a motor vehicle, showing the motor and contiguous parts of the frame;

Fig. 2 is .an enlarged c\iefle view ofl the rear end of the motor and its associated supporting members, parts b ing cut away to show interior construction;

Fig. 8 is a rear end vievwof the left half of the motor and its supporting cross meme ber, the frame side member also being shown in cross section; and

Fig. ,4.- isa perspective view of a bracket. Referring to the drawings, 10 represents one of the side members of a motor vehicle frame which is adapted to support a motor 1l. This ,motor is shown as of the four cyl inder hydrocarbon type, having1 a base or crank case 12, the bottom cover 13 of which is removably secured to the upper half. The forward end of the motor is supported from the frame side members 10 by means of a cross beam 14 whichreets upon the side Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application mea may 14, 1913. serial No. 7eme-.

members 10'and is bolted thereto,asat 15.V y

At the center of the cross beam 14 the forward end 'of the motor base is pivoted,` asl by the pivot pin 16, so that by this construction, the frame side members 10 may move slightly relatively to each other without straining the motor base.

At the rear end of the motor is mounted the fly wheel 17, shown in Fig. 2, and the` motor base or crank case 12 is enlarged at this point, as shown at 18, to surround and house thecly wheel. As this crank case is divided substantially along the dotted line 19, shown in Fig.v 3, the bottom cover may be dropped for the purpose of givingae` cess to the fly wheel, and the enlargement 18 may thereby be formed with an inturned flange 20, which is' substantially circular, sinceit follows the general outline of the fly wheel. Y

To the rear face of the fly wheel 17 is secured the usual clutch 21 which is vadapte-d to connect the fly wheel, and thereby the motor crank shaft, with `the driving shaft and driving gears of the vehicle. A casing forminga .continuation of the motor base in# closes the clutch and driving gears and is mounted immediately in the rear, of the enlargement 18, being indicated in the drawings at 22. In Fig. 3, the casing and clutch are removed to make the other. parts of the construction clearer.

For convenience the casing 22 will'in this application be termed a clutch casing. Its `forward end is circular in form' and is faced oli to correspond to the flange 20 of the enlargement 18, and it is adapted to be secured to this fiange. l

The rear end of the motor and the over hanging clutch casing which is secured to the rear end of the motor base, are adapted to be supported from the vehicle frame side members through' a supporting cross member 23, which is preferabryf a. steel stampgral flange 27 for the purpose of strengthening the part and for securingit to the frame .side members.

The enlarged plate portion of this'cross' member 'is faced oll" on both sides, so that-it forms a liner or disk between theange 20 BEST AVAILABLE COP v`vof the motor base and the forward end4 of 22. These two latter parts 4circles and fits upon a cylindrical extension 3l of the casing 22,' which latter extension .lits into the cylindrical opening 32, forming the inner edge of the fla y One of the frame members is shown in Fig. 3 as of chqinel cross It is provided with a filler block 33, and a #bracket 34 has a plate portion 35, an n tegral Hang-e 36 at its upper edge which 1c nestsupon the frame 10, and an integral flange 37 at its lower edge, upon whichthe 'Shpporting arm 26 of the cross mw 23 rests. Bolts 38 pass through theI elige 27 at the end of the arm 26, through openings' 39 in the bracket 34, and through the block 33 and the frame side member 10, thereby rigidly securing the varm of the motor base tothe frame side member.

It will be understood that there is a certain amount of ilexibility in the arm 26 and in the frame side member 10, which permits a certain amount of weaving of the frame and arm without causing undue strain on the motor base, this being assisted also by reason of the three point suspension of the motor, the third point being at the pivot bon 16. j 4

A specific embodiment of the invention has been described in detail, and will be speciiically claimed, but it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction shown, as it will be apparent that changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Inl a motor vehicle, the combination with the frame side members, of a motor comprising a base having a part inclosing and extending beyond the fiy-wheel, a casing member forming a continuation of said' base, a supporting cross member arranged between said extended part of the base and said casing member, and means for securing said base and casing member to the supporting member.

2. In a motor vehicle, the combination with the frame side members, of a motor having a base enlarged at the ily wheel end, a cross member secured to the frame side members` and having an enlarged central portion, means for curing said enlarged central portion tc` the enlarged portion of together, .as by bolts 28,

said motor base, and means for supporting the other end of said motor.

In a motor' Vehicle, the combination with the frame side members, of a motor, a clutch casing, a cross member secured to the frame side members and passing between said motor and clutch casing, and means cxtending from the motor tothe clutch caeing for securing the motor, and cross member together.

4. In a motor vehicle', the combination with a motor having a base enlarged at the fly wheel end thereof, of a clutch casing, a supporting member arranged between the enlarged A'part of the motor base and the clutch casing, and means extending from the motor to the clutch casing for securing clutch casing l'porting member. i I

5. In a motor vehicle, the, combination with the motor having a base enlarged at the ily wheel end, of a clutch casing having an enlarged part adjacent the enlar d 'part of said base, a supporting member aving a disk vpart arrangedbetween and forming a liner for said enlarged base part and said clutch casing, and bolts securing the parts together.

6. In a motor vehicle, with a motor having the base enlarged at the fly wheel end, said enlarged part being of cylindrical form and open at its rear end, a clutch casing adapte/.l to be connected to the rear end of said enlarged part and having its front end open to communicate with the interior of said enlarged part of the motor base, and a supporting member havi a central enlarged part in the form of a isk or Iwasher arranged between the adjacent pt te of the motor base and clutch casing, and means for connecting the motor base and Tclutch casing together and to said supporting member.

Ir. a motor vehicle, the combination with the frame, of a motor havin a supporting arm, a. bracket having a plitte porthe motor base and clutch casmgto the supl the combination z tion arranged between the end of said arm l and said frame' and having an integral flange at its upper edge resting on the top of said frame and an integral flange at its lower edge upon which said motor arm rests, and bolts extending from said motor arm through said bracket and frame for securing the arm to the frame.

8. In a motor vehicle, the combination with the frame side members, of a motor, a cross member in the form of a plate having a transverse flange around its entire edge, means for securing the plate portion o'f said cross member to the motor, and means for securlng the flange of said cross member to the frame side members.

In a motor vehicle, the combination with the frame side members, of a motor having a base enlarged at the fly wheel end,

:,eeeasee a a supporting cross member in the ferm 'if a A platehaving an enlarged central 'nfortion secured to the enlarged part ef 'said base and having laterally extending arms, said cross member being formed with a flange around its entire edge, and means for securing the flange at the ends of' said arms to said side members.

10. In a motor vehicle` the combination with the'frame side members, of a motor comprising a base having a casing` part ine, closing and extending beyond the flywheel a casing member forming a continuation nl' said base, a supporting cross member seelie'l to the side members and eneirelingf "one of said casing parts adjaeent the jfont between the motor base and said easing member, and means lc'nrseeu'ring;` said motor base and casing member t0 the supporting member.

11. In a motor Vehicle7 the combination with the frame side members, of a motor comprisinga base having a casing part, a

'malin clutch casing joined thereto, a supporting Cross member secured to the frame side memL bers and encircling one ol said Casing meinbers adjaeent the joint between them, and means Jfor seeurng said easing members to the suipnrting memller.V

12. a melon `ehiele, the 'combination with the iframe fs'ide iiiinbers, of a motor eompvljising -a baise havingr a easing part enlagrei'l at the lflywheel end and havin;- a flan-ln, a f( ng member having a flange and liolnt with the enlarged easing part ef-said motor base, a cross member eneirelng one of' said easing parts adjarent said'jont, and means for seeuring said Cross member to said flanges.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. Y

HAROLD D. CHURCH.

fitnesses (Y. E. Bnoan, Li; ,Rm L Wimams. 

